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Leners Potenz No. 105,249, @ma Juzg 12, 1870.

Thel Schedule-referred to in these Letters Patent and making part vof the same.

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LJOBN Bren, of Oivego, in the county of Tioga and Stute vof'New Yoi-k, have invented an Attachment tothe Frontsv of Furnaces to facilitate stirring lires in or raking out the same', and the following is a specification thereof'.

My imention consists in providing a. support for long pokers, scrapers, 'andimplements for stirring tires in furnaces, such .support to be attached to the fronts l of furnaces at the doors, and-over which irons may be carried to res in the back side-of deep furnaes,' and also prevents the necessity of going close to the fire for this purpose.

In the accompanying drawings-- A is tbe front plate of a boiler-furnace.

c c are eyes yor staples attached to the front plate above each door. i

n is a barofround iron placed. horizontally above a furnace-door, and a little .infront of the plateA, the ends oi the bar n being turned at right angles back tol-the front plate,

c, 'which hold the bars inv place.

.andthen down through the eyes c- On the bor n is suspended'a shalt rod, c', the lower end of which is bent at right angles, to receive the.

This shenve, being W-llat I clailnns my invention, and desire to secure by. Letters Patent, is-

- 1. The employment of a fulcrum' or support for .pokers and ironsnsed in stirring furnace-fires, as: set

forth.

2. The arrangement of the sheaveo, rod i, bnr n, and eyes e c, when arranged in the manner:- and for the pnrposeheren 'set forth-:md described.

l .JOHN- RICE.

`Witnesses: l

O. J. COLLINS A.` W. Fox.

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